July 1, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Mayes and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 2510.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2510. (1) On or before the expiration of 1 year after the
effective date of this section, the department shall create,
administer, and maintain a secure, paperless, electronic medical
records system for use in state medical facilities. In creating,
administering, and maintaining the secure, paperless, electronic
medical records system under this section, the department shall do
all of the following:
(a) Utilize open-source software initially created by the
United States department of veterans affairs, unless a more
efficient and cost-effective software is available for this
purpose, as determined by the department.
(b) Consult with the health information technology commission;
the department of human services; the department of technology,
management, and budget; the department of corrections; and any
other public or private entity, organization, association, or
person the department considers appropriate.
(2) The secure, paperless, electronic medical records system
created under this section shall be designed initially for clinical
purposes and may include billing functions. If not included in the
initial design under this section, the department shall include
billing functions in the secure, paperless, electronic medical
records system on or before the expiration of 2 years after the
effective date of this section.
(3) Upon creation of the system, but no later than 1 year
after the effective date of this section, the department shall
notify all state medical facilities that the secure, paperless,
electronic medical records system has been created and is available
for use. Upon notification by the department under this section, a
state medical facility shall utilize the secure, paperless,
electronic medical records system.
(4) On or before the expiration of 6 months after the
notification is made under subsection (3), the department shall
make the secure, paperless, electronic medical records system
created under this section available for use by a health facility
or agency in this state or a health professional or group of health
professionals in this state.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Health facility or agency" means that term as defined in
section 20106.
(b) "Health professional" means an individual licensed,
certified, or authorized to engage in a health profession under
article 15.
(c) "State medical facility" means a hospital, facility,
center, or program that provides medical or mental health services
and that is owned or operated by this state.